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Novell Business Continuity Clustering 1.1 for NetWare Administration Guide
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Includes intelligent failover that lets you do site failover testing as a standard practice.
Provdes scripting capability for enhanced control and customization.
Provides simplified business continuity cluster configuration and management using the
browser-based iManager management tool.
Runs on Linux and NetWare.
1.2.3 Usage Scenarios
There are several Business Continuity Clustering usage scenarios that can be used to achieve the
desired level of disaster recovery. Three possible scenarios include:
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Two-Site Business Continuity Cluster Solution
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Multiple-Site Business Continuity Cluster Solution
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Low-Cost Business Continuity Cluster Solution
Two-Site Business Continuity Cluster Solution
The two-site solution can be used in one of two ways:
A primary site in which all services are normally active, and a secondary site which is
effectively idle, with the data mirrored at it and the applications and services ready to load if
needed.
Two active sites each supporting different applications and services. Either site can take over
for the other site at any time.
The first option is typically used when the purpose of the secondary site is primarily testing by the
IT department. The second option is typically used in a company that has more than one large site of
operations.
